Events | Canadian Cartographic Association

Tim Webster – Exploring Multiple Types of LiDAR Maps and Applications

Lidar Research Focused on Mapping & Modeling in Coastal Zones – Dr. Tim Webster at CCA 2021

December 16, 2021/in Presentations, Events, Videos/by Ted MacKinnon

Keynote Presentation from the CCA event titled “2021 CCA Conference – Connecting the Dots for Multi-Dimensional Mapping” held May 26, 2021, where various members highlighted some contemporary discussions on LiDAR technology, web mapping, flood mapping, forestry, and Indigenous mapping in Canada.
Tim Webster provides an overview of the principles of lidar, describing the fundamental properties of the technology and details of various lidar platforms (airborne topographic, terrestrial, mobile, drone, bathymetric).

Geospatial Data Analysis – Anita Graser Keynote Presentation CCA 2021 Annual Conference

December 12, 2021/in Presentations, Events, Videos/by Ted MacKinnon

Keynote Presentation from the CCA event titled “2021 CCA Conference – Connecting the Dots for Multi-Dimensional Mapping” held May 25th, 2021. Here Anita Graser demonstrates open source technologies, many that integrate with QGIS, and emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary communication within teams to turn data into insight and understanding.

Empowering the Workforce of the Future with IoT and AI – Steve Liang

December 10, 2021/in Presentations, Events, Videos/by Ted MacKinnon

Keynote Presentation from the CCA event titled “2021 CCA Conference – Connecting the Dots for Multi-Dimensional Mapping” held May 25th, 2021. Here Steve Liang shares his vision for using Internet of Things (IoT = sensor network) data, including geospatial data, and intelligent automation (affordable, accurate enough predictions) to help workers focus on tasks requiring higher-level judgement to improve safety, productivity and decision making.

The Critical Importance of Historical Indigenous Cartography with Contributions to Euro/American/Canadian Cartography by Dan Cole

Critical Importance of Historical Indigenous Cartography with Contributions to Canadian Cartography (Mapping in Indigenous Contexts)

November 16, 2021/in Presentations, Events, Videos/by Ted MacKinnon

The video by Robert Gustas was one of the presentations from the CCA event titled “Mapping in Indigenous Contexts” held October 27, 2021, where various members highlighted some contemporary Indigenous cartography, GIS, and remote sensing projects in Canada.

Archaeological Remote Sensing with Indigenous Communities - William T. D. Wadsworth

Archaeological Remote Sensing with Indigenous Communities (Mapping in Indigenous Contexts)

November 16, 2021/in Presentations, Events, Videos/by Ted MacKinnon

The video by Robert Gustas was one of the presentations from the CCA event titled “Mapping in Indigenous Contexts” held October 27, 2021, where various members highlighted some contemporary Indigenous cartography, GIS, and remote sensing projects in Canada.

Using Shell Middens to Explore Indigenous Population Change - Robert Gustas

Using Shell Middens to Explore Indigenous Population Change (Mapping in Indigenous Contexts)

November 16, 2021/in Presentations, Events, Videos/by Ted MacKinnon

The video by Robert Gustas was one of the presentations from the CCA event titled “Mapping in Indigenous Contexts” held October 27, 2021, where various members highlighted some contemporary Indigenous cartography, GIS, and remote sensing projects in Canada.

Survey and Critique of Historical Ethnographic Maps of North America – Kenneth Favrholdt

Survey and Critique of Historical Ethnographic Maps (Mapping in Indigenous Contexts)

November 15, 2021/in Presentations, Events, Videos/by Ted MacKinnon

The video by Kenneth Favrholdt was one of the presentations from the CCA event titled “Mapping in Indigenous Contexts” held October 27, 2021, where various members highlighted some contemporary Indigenous cartography, GIS, and remote sensing projects in Canada.

Indigenous Peoples’ control of their lands – Ted MacKinnon

Indigenous Peoples’ control of their lands (Mapping in Indigenous Contexts)

November 2, 2021/in Presentations, Events, Videos/by Ted MacKinnon

The video by Ted MacKinnon was one of the presentations from the CCA event titled “Mapping in Indigenous Contexts” held October 27, 2021, where various members highlighted some contemporary Indigenous cartography, GIS, and remote sensing projects in Canada.

Mapping in Indigenous Contexts

September 9, 2021/in Presentations, Events/by Ted MacKinnon

On October 27th the CCA hosted an online event titled “Mapping in Indigenous Contexts” where we highlighted some contemporary Indigenous cartography, GIS, and remote sensing projects in Canada (Presentation recordings have been linked on this page).

We hope that this will be the first of many short presentation series where cartographers come together to discuss various mapping related topics.

Proposed Constitution and By-law Revisions

August 4, 2020/in Events, Recent News/by Ted MacKinnon

The following document is the proposed revised Constitution and By-laws of the Canadian Cartographic Association as put forward by the current Executive Committee of the Association. It was based on the pre-existing Constitution of the CCA, which was established in 1976 and has been amended over the years. These proposed By-laws will be put forward in a resolution for adoption by vote at the upcoming 2020 Annual General Meeting in September.